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Many congratulations to poet and playwright Stewart Conn, one of the leading Scottish figures honoured in The Saltire Society's Fletcher of Saltoun Awards 2025.
The Awards for Arts and Humanities went to Stewart Conn and violinist Nicola Benedetti.
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The Awards for Arts and Humanities went to Stewart Conn and violinist Nicola Benedetti.
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Good to see Vidyan Ravinthiran's @forwardprizes.bsky.social winning third collection Avidyā and Gillian Allnutt's @tseliotprize.bsky.social shortlisted tenth collection Lode included in @betarish.bsky.social's poetry books of 2025 feature in @theguardian.com.
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The best poetry books of 2025
From Seamus Heaney’s collected poems and Simon Armitage’s animal spirits, to prizewinners Karen Solie and Vidyan Ravinthiran
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December 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Good to see Vidyan Ravinthiran's @forwardprizes.bsky.social winning third collection Avidyā and Gillian Allnutt's @tseliotprize.bsky.social shortlisted tenth collection Lode included in @betarish.bsky.social's poetry books of 2025 feature in @theguardian.com.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
Many congratulations to poet and playwright Stewart Conn, one of the leading Scottish figures honoured in The Saltire Society's Fletcher of Saltoun Awards 2025.
The Awards for Arts and Humanities went to Stewart Conn and violinist Nicola Benedetti.
www.bloodaxebooks.com/news?article...
The Awards for Arts and Humanities went to Stewart Conn and violinist Nicola Benedetti.
www.bloodaxebooks.com/news?article...
December 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Many congratulations to poet and playwright Stewart Conn, one of the leading Scottish figures honoured in The Saltire Society's Fletcher of Saltoun Awards 2025.
The Awards for Arts and Humanities went to Stewart Conn and violinist Nicola Benedetti.
www.bloodaxebooks.com/news?article...
The Awards for Arts and Humanities went to Stewart Conn and violinist Nicola Benedetti.
www.bloodaxebooks.com/news?article...
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For Russian-speakers: NLO has published a focus on Maria Stepanova's Священная зима ('Holy Winter' is published in English @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social) including my piece on translating Maria's Russian text: www.nlobooks.ru/magazines/no...
196 НЛО (6/2025)
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December 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
For Russian-speakers: NLO has published a focus on Maria Stepanova's Священная зима ('Holy Winter' is published in English @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social) including my piece on translating Maria's Russian text: www.nlobooks.ru/magazines/no...
Great in-depth interview with Gillian Allnutt on the latest episode of The Poems We Made Along The Way podcast. She was in conversation with host @gregorykearns.bsky.social about her poetry, in particular her @tseliotprize.bsky.social shortlisted collection #Lode.
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Episode 36: Gillian Allnutt - "An exercise in truthfulness"
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December 4, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Great in-depth interview with Gillian Allnutt on the latest episode of The Poems We Made Along The Way podcast. She was in conversation with host @gregorykearns.bsky.social about her poetry, in particular her @tseliotprize.bsky.social shortlisted collection #Lode.
open.spotify.com/episode/6UFM...
open.spotify.com/episode/6UFM...
'a strikingly beautiful nod to the lasting echoes of a friendship'
Thanks to @laurenmurphyjourno.bsky.social for including @jesstraynor.bsky.social's fourth poetry collection New Arcana in this RTÉ Culture Irish books of the year feature. #RTÉCulture
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Thanks to @laurenmurphyjourno.bsky.social for including @jesstraynor.bsky.social's fourth poetry collection New Arcana in this RTÉ Culture Irish books of the year feature. #RTÉCulture
www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
The best Irish books of 2025
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December 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
'a strikingly beautiful nod to the lasting echoes of a friendship'
Thanks to @laurenmurphyjourno.bsky.social for including @jesstraynor.bsky.social's fourth poetry collection New Arcana in this RTÉ Culture Irish books of the year feature. #RTÉCulture
www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
Thanks to @laurenmurphyjourno.bsky.social for including @jesstraynor.bsky.social's fourth poetry collection New Arcana in this RTÉ Culture Irish books of the year feature. #RTÉCulture
www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
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🕰️ With the year coming to an end, we asked a selection of Poetry Review contributors to give us their favourite poetry books and pamphlets of 2025.
Next is Ali Lewis's pick: Versus Versus, edited by Rachael Boast (Bloodaxe Books). Thank you, Ali!
Next is Ali Lewis's pick: Versus Versus, edited by Rachael Boast (Bloodaxe Books). Thank you, Ali!
December 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🕰️ With the year coming to an end, we asked a selection of Poetry Review contributors to give us their favourite poetry books and pamphlets of 2025.
Next is Ali Lewis's pick: Versus Versus, edited by Rachael Boast (Bloodaxe Books). Thank you, Ali!
Next is Ali Lewis's pick: Versus Versus, edited by Rachael Boast (Bloodaxe Books). Thank you, Ali!
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We're rounding off the year with some truly excellent December online workshops! Sign up here: www.tickettailor.com/events/thepo...
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December 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
We're rounding off the year with some truly excellent December online workshops! Sign up here: www.tickettailor.com/events/thepo...
@janeburn.bsky.social @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social @ninearchespress.bsky.social
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This weeks episode of The Poems We Made Along The Way is with the wonderful Gillian Allnutt whose book Lode has been shortlisted for this years T.S. Eliot Prize.
Check it out wherever good podcasts can be found.
Check it out wherever good podcasts can be found.
December 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
This weeks episode of The Poems We Made Along The Way is with the wonderful Gillian Allnutt whose book Lode has been shortlisted for this years T.S. Eliot Prize.
Check it out wherever good podcasts can be found.
Check it out wherever good podcasts can be found.
Gillian Allnutt's @tseliotprize.bsky.social shortlisted tenth collection Lode was chosen by Graeme Richardson as his Poetry Book of the Year in The Sunday Times.
Vidyan Ravinthiran's @forwardprizes.bsky.social winning third collection Avidyā was also recommended.
www.thetimes.com/culture/book...
Vidyan Ravinthiran's @forwardprizes.bsky.social winning third collection Avidyā was also recommended.
www.thetimes.com/culture/book...
The best books of 2025 — chosen by our critics
Our team of critics have picked out their favourite titles of this year, including novels, histories, memoirs, biographies and more
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December 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Gillian Allnutt's @tseliotprize.bsky.social shortlisted tenth collection Lode was chosen by Graeme Richardson as his Poetry Book of the Year in The Sunday Times.
Vidyan Ravinthiran's @forwardprizes.bsky.social winning third collection Avidyā was also recommended.
www.thetimes.com/culture/book...
Vidyan Ravinthiran's @forwardprizes.bsky.social winning third collection Avidyā was also recommended.
www.thetimes.com/culture/book...
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🌟 Gillian Allnutt – T. S. Eliot Writer’s Notes 🌟
Our Writers’ Notes series is back! Gillian Allnutt shares how practising different poetic forms helped create her collection 'Lode'.
📚 Read the full piece:
Our Writers’ Notes series is back! Gillian Allnutt shares how practising different poetic forms helped create her collection 'Lode'.
📚 Read the full piece:
Gillian Allnutt – T. S. Eliot Writer’s Notes • Poetry School
Gillian Allnutt talks about how she wrote her recent T.S. Eliot Prize shortlisted poetry collection 'Lode'.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
🌟 Gillian Allnutt – T. S. Eliot Writer’s Notes 🌟
Our Writers’ Notes series is back! Gillian Allnutt shares how practising different poetic forms helped create her collection 'Lode'.
📚 Read the full piece:
Our Writers’ Notes series is back! Gillian Allnutt shares how practising different poetic forms helped create her collection 'Lode'.
📚 Read the full piece:
Huge congratulations to Bloodaxe poets Selima Hill and @georgeszirtes.bsky.social, who were presented with The King's Gold Medal for Poetry for the years 2022 and 2024 respectively a joint audience with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Huge congratulations to Bloodaxe poets Selima Hill and @georgeszirtes.bsky.social, who were presented with The King's Gold Medal for Poetry for the years 2022 and 2024 respectively a joint audience with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace.
www.bloodaxebooks.com/news?article...
www.bloodaxebooks.com/news?article...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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This thursday! Join us for a gorgeous night of poetry and live music hosted by the one and only Joelle Taylor.
Featuring:
~ Dzifa Benson
~ Luke Kennard
~ Haia Mohammed
~ Jared Nandra
~ Shantéh
📅 27 November, 7.45pm
@southbankcentre
🎟️ Tickets — southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/out...
Featuring:
~ Dzifa Benson
~ Luke Kennard
~ Haia Mohammed
~ Jared Nandra
~ Shantéh
📅 27 November, 7.45pm
@southbankcentre
🎟️ Tickets — southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/out...
November 24, 2025 at 9:55 AM
This thursday! Join us for a gorgeous night of poetry and live music hosted by the one and only Joelle Taylor.
Featuring:
~ Dzifa Benson
~ Luke Kennard
~ Haia Mohammed
~ Jared Nandra
~ Shantéh
📅 27 November, 7.45pm
@southbankcentre
🎟️ Tickets — southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/out...
Featuring:
~ Dzifa Benson
~ Luke Kennard
~ Haia Mohammed
~ Jared Nandra
~ Shantéh
📅 27 November, 7.45pm
@southbankcentre
🎟️ Tickets — southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/out...
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Back home from @ptbopoetry.bsky.social and want to thank the festival not only for the poetry itself but the company of poets and pals in general. So many lovely people in 24 hrs (followed by a 12 hour recovery sleep). You can watch the Versus Versus @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social event here: #Poetry
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November 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Back home from @ptbopoetry.bsky.social and want to thank the festival not only for the poetry itself but the company of poets and pals in general. So many lovely people in 24 hrs (followed by a 12 hour recovery sleep). You can watch the Versus Versus @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social event here: #Poetry
'Sunshine' by Selima Hill was Poem of the Week in The Scotsman Magazine, chosen by @byleaveswelive.bsky.social.
'witty, acerbic, sad, tender, philosophical, beautifully observed ... another groundbreaking work by an important poet at the top of her game, always pushing the envelope of possibility.’
'witty, acerbic, sad, tender, philosophical, beautifully observed ... another groundbreaking work by an important poet at the top of her game, always pushing the envelope of possibility.’
November 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
'Sunshine' by Selima Hill was Poem of the Week in The Scotsman Magazine, chosen by @byleaveswelive.bsky.social.
'witty, acerbic, sad, tender, philosophical, beautifully observed ... another groundbreaking work by an important poet at the top of her game, always pushing the envelope of possibility.’
'witty, acerbic, sad, tender, philosophical, beautifully observed ... another groundbreaking work by an important poet at the top of her game, always pushing the envelope of possibility.’
We are delighted that Patricia Smith's The Intentions of Thunder: New and Selected Poems has won the prestigious US National Book Award for Poetry 2025!
First published in the US in Sept by Scribner/Simon&Schuster. Bloodaxe will publish the book in the UK & Ireland in May 2026: shorturl.at/B7dai
First published in the US in Sept by Scribner/Simon&Schuster. Bloodaxe will publish the book in the UK & Ireland in May 2026: shorturl.at/B7dai
November 21, 2025 at 12:43 PM
We are delighted that Patricia Smith's The Intentions of Thunder: New and Selected Poems has won the prestigious US National Book Award for Poetry 2025!
First published in the US in Sept by Scribner/Simon&Schuster. Bloodaxe will publish the book in the UK & Ireland in May 2026: shorturl.at/B7dai
First published in the US in Sept by Scribner/Simon&Schuster. Bloodaxe will publish the book in the UK & Ireland in May 2026: shorturl.at/B7dai
If you missed last night's wonderful online launch event, you can still catch it on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/live/OTRTqP2...
We were joined by Pia Tafdrup, Tomas Venclova & his translator Ellen Hinsey, plus Ivan V. Lalić's translator Francis R. Jones & Professor Svetlana Šeatović.
We were joined by Pia Tafdrup, Tomas Venclova & his translator Ellen Hinsey, plus Ivan V. Lalić's translator Francis R. Jones & Professor Svetlana Šeatović.
November 21, 2025 at 10:06 AM
If you missed last night's wonderful online launch event, you can still catch it on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/live/OTRTqP2...
We were joined by Pia Tafdrup, Tomas Venclova & his translator Ellen Hinsey, plus Ivan V. Lalić's translator Francis R. Jones & Professor Svetlana Šeatović.
We were joined by Pia Tafdrup, Tomas Venclova & his translator Ellen Hinsey, plus Ivan V. Lalić's translator Francis R. Jones & Professor Svetlana Šeatović.
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Do join us if you are in Dingle tomorrow evening, Saturday 22nd. Just one of a wonderful programme of events for the @dinglelit.bsky.social @brinkerhoffpoetry.bsky.social @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social @poetryireland.bsky.social
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Poetry Is Language Caught Alive: An evening of poetry and film
Join four of Ireland's leading poets for an intimate multimedia evening event in partnership with The Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Do join us if you are in Dingle tomorrow evening, Saturday 22nd. Just one of a wonderful programme of events for the @dinglelit.bsky.social @brinkerhoffpoetry.bsky.social @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social @poetryireland.bsky.social
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"When you go, space closes over like water behind you"
Wonderful reading last night of poems by Ivan V. Lalić, read by his translator Francis R. Jones.
Thanks @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
Wonderful reading last night of poems by Ivan V. Lalić, read by his translator Francis R. Jones.
Thanks @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
The Taste of Lightning is a new selection of poems by Ivan V. Lalić, one of 20th-century Yugoslavia’s most crucial poets.
‘Lalić’s work…crackles with brilliant, arresting imagery forged by the heat of concentrated thought...' – Celia Hawkesworth, The Independent
‘Lalić’s work…crackles with brilliant, arresting imagery forged by the heat of concentrated thought...' – Celia Hawkesworth, The Independent
November 21, 2025 at 8:35 AM
"When you go, space closes over like water behind you"
Wonderful reading last night of poems by Ivan V. Lalić, read by his translator Francis R. Jones.
Thanks @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
Wonderful reading last night of poems by Ivan V. Lalić, read by his translator Francis R. Jones.
Thanks @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
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Almost here! I'll be there on friday evening and saturday day time, reading in the Versus Versus @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social anthology event at 12.30 on saturday. #Poetry #BookTalk #BookSky
Push the Boat Out 2025 is here! You can browse our programme, download a brochure, and book now 📣 🛶🎫
This year’s festival sets sail from 20-23 November with a bold mix of poetry, performance, music and art in a sparkling celebration of words in all their forms. pushtheboatout.org/programme/
This year’s festival sets sail from 20-23 November with a bold mix of poetry, performance, music and art in a sparkling celebration of words in all their forms. pushtheboatout.org/programme/
November 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Almost here! I'll be there on friday evening and saturday day time, reading in the Versus Versus @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social anthology event at 12.30 on saturday. #Poetry #BookTalk #BookSky
It's publication day for our November titles! 📚
This month we have new translations of Tomas Venclova, Pia Tafdrup and Ivan V. Lalić. Available now from our website and your local bookshop.
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This month we have new translations of Tomas Venclova, Pia Tafdrup and Ivan V. Lalić. Available now from our website and your local bookshop.
www.bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/new_titl...
November 20, 2025 at 11:21 AM
It's publication day for our November titles! 📚
This month we have new translations of Tomas Venclova, Pia Tafdrup and Ivan V. Lalić. Available now from our website and your local bookshop.
www.bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/new_titl...
This month we have new translations of Tomas Venclova, Pia Tafdrup and Ivan V. Lalić. Available now from our website and your local bookshop.
www.bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/new_titl...
'...layered with myth, philosophy, and political wisdom, shimmering with rich context and thoughtful diction' - Jason Gordy Walker, Asymptote, on Lithuanian poet Tomas Venclova's new retrospective The Grove of Eumenides (trs Hinsey, Senechal & Uzgiris).
www.asymptotejournal.com/blog/2025/11...
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What’s New in Translation: November 2025 - Asymptote Blog
New work from India, Serbia, France, Colombia, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Iran, Spain, Lithuania, Palestine, and the Vietnamese diaspora!
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November 19, 2025 at 2:12 PM
'...layered with myth, philosophy, and political wisdom, shimmering with rich context and thoughtful diction' - Jason Gordy Walker, Asymptote, on Lithuanian poet Tomas Venclova's new retrospective The Grove of Eumenides (trs Hinsey, Senechal & Uzgiris).
www.asymptotejournal.com/blog/2025/11...
www.asymptotejournal.com/blog/2025/11...
Join us tomorrow for our online launch event for new November titles by Tomas Venclova, Pia Tafdrup and Ivan V. Lalić (1931-96), with readings from the poets & translators, plus discussion with editor Neil Astley.
Watch live (or later) on YouTube on Thurs 20 Nov, 7pm GMT:
youtube.com/live/OTRTqP2...
Watch live (or later) on YouTube on Thurs 20 Nov, 7pm GMT:
youtube.com/live/OTRTqP2...
November 19, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Join us tomorrow for our online launch event for new November titles by Tomas Venclova, Pia Tafdrup and Ivan V. Lalić (1931-96), with readings from the poets & translators, plus discussion with editor Neil Astley.
Watch live (or later) on YouTube on Thurs 20 Nov, 7pm GMT:
youtube.com/live/OTRTqP2...
Watch live (or later) on YouTube on Thurs 20 Nov, 7pm GMT:
youtube.com/live/OTRTqP2...
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Forgot to mention I did the Wee Sparrow Poetry Podcast. Was lovely to chat about LIVES OF THE FEMALE POETS @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social theweesparrowpoetrypress.substack.com/p/episode-66...
Episode 66 - Clare Pollard
In this episode, Claire chats to acclaimed poet, novelist, playwright, translator and editor Clare Pollard about her fantastic sixth collection of poetry Lives of the Female Poets published by Bloodax...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Forgot to mention I did the Wee Sparrow Poetry Podcast. Was lovely to chat about LIVES OF THE FEMALE POETS @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social theweesparrowpoetrypress.substack.com/p/episode-66...
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“If structural violence – settler colonialism, empire – sustains itself by insisting that the past is past, Lotfi’s poetry works to remind us that violence in actuality operates as a series of ‘not yets’ and deferrals”
Yumi Pak reviews THE WRONG PERSON TO ASK
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Yumi Pak reviews THE WRONG PERSON TO ASK
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‘The Wrong Person to Ask’, by Marjorie Lotfi - The Bottle Imp
The last time I wrote a review for The Bottle Imp, the world had not yet experienced the public health crisis we now know as Covid-19; according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), ‘[a]lthough...
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November 16, 2025 at 3:38 PM
“If structural violence – settler colonialism, empire – sustains itself by insisting that the past is past, Lotfi’s poetry works to remind us that violence in actuality operates as a series of ‘not yets’ and deferrals”
Yumi Pak reviews THE WRONG PERSON TO ASK
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Yumi Pak reviews THE WRONG PERSON TO ASK
www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2024/11/the-...